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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education

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05/26/2017

... Leadership in Improving Quality of Education Although many African - American community leaders believe inequities in public ... many also are optimistic that the quality of education for African...

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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

... Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation Twelve years ago I sat in a room with high school students in East ... The hearing was a step towards schools with the tools, resources and training to create...

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President's Message: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5.4 Million in Grants

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04/13/2022

... patterns, policies, and practices that have prevented low - and moderate- income families from accessing affordable ... the larger community, 4. Referring people to community resources , 5...

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

... adding minimum lot size requirements to boot. Because African -Americans were disproportionately low - income , economic zoning was in effect exclusionary, ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... in 1980 as a mechanical engineer intern, and through the years assumed many positions that led her to become the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company...

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In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

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09/28/2017

... This Teen Is On The Front Lines North Carolina has become a flashpoint for transgender rights, and Rory ... trans man, is a budding activist who works primarily with Youth OutRight, a nonprofit organization...

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NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs

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07/25/2016

... health care system. Reduce health disparities between low - and higher- income neighborhoods through investments in disadvantaged ... of people with special needs: the elderly, children and youth...

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The New York Community Trust

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Health

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Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... of American philanthropy) is one that is exciting but also something that does not currently exist. As all of these ... we and other funders have invested so deeply in recent years ….Like many...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/02/2020

... in Government Fellows NEW YORK—The first Indian American ever elected to the Chicago City Council. A former ... A California lawyer dedicated to defending the rights of low -wage workers. And a Chicago...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President

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02/10/2015

... of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, will become its new President. Dr. Fulmer, who is also ... She has served as the first nurse on the board of the American Geriatrics Society and as the first...

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Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation

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02/24/2015

... experience, from working as a community organizer helping low - income residents in Idaho in his first year out of ... of The Century Foundation. “It is such an honor to become the leader of a...

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23 Sep 2021

What Does the Future of Work Look Like for Communities of Color in NYC?

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10:00am to 11:30am

... shifts in employment and skills may increase race, income , gender and sexual orientation inequality. ... but healthcare, finance, marketing and education. Tech has become even more pivotal to the city’s...

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People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need

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11/14/2014

... nearly everyone, many adults are spending a chunk of their income on out-of-pocket costs. About 21 percent of ... insured adults said they spent at least 5 percent of their income on medical care (not...

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Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... program for vulnerable kids in New York State for over 100 years . Yet when evidence began to show that children do ... outcomes goes back nearly two decades, when it connected low - income...

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PNY and Other Sector Leaders Respond to Callahan OpEd in NYTimes

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06/05/2015

... please find a link to our website and one of our core resources Guiding Principles and Effective Practices for ... Callahan that assessment is crucial — I’ve spent 14 years working on this with my CEP...

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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

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11/17/2014

... additional cost of creating, supporting and maintaining ‘ career ladders’ for low wage employees, another proposed requirement. Where ... additional funds to meet their particular needs after years...

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Citizens Budget Commission

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Workforce Development

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The Space Between Intention and Impact

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10/24/2022

... missions without using equity as a guiding framework . Why ? Because while the illusion of neutrality and objectivity ... next step and deepening of the work we started many years ago . And, it is the...

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Science Studies Get a Big Boost

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03/10/2014

... into the study of the hard sciences and to open that career path to those groups as well as to low - income students…. Science Studies Get a Big Boost ...

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